pisces ♓

February 19th - March 20th

mythology

Pisces is the 12th and last sign of the zodiac, represented by two fishes. The Greek myth, echoing that of Capricorn, tells how the erotic love gods, Eros and Aphrodite, were turned into fishes when they leapt into water to escape the wrath of the storm god Typhon. The usual images of Pisces show the two fishes head to tail, like the oriental yin-yang symbol, to emphasize the male and female aspects. This hides the true constellation image of fish tied by their tails and hanging like plumb lines divided by the square of Pegasus - seen by the Babylonians as the Ark of the Deluge.

astronomy

Pisces the Fishes is an Autumn constellation, and can be best viewed in the night sky during the month of October. It is a faint equatorial constellation of the zodiac. Pisces is seen along the ecliptic between Aries and Aquarius. The brightest star in Pisces (Alpha Psc) is Al Rischa (or Alrisha), the second-brightest-star (Beta Psc) is Fum al Samakah. The spiral galaxy M74 is in Pisces.

astrology

Mode: Mutable
Element: Water
Ruler: Jupiter
Exaltation: Venus

Birthstone: Pearl, Sapphire, Bloodstone
Body Part: Feet
Color: Red Violet
Day: Thursday
Metal: Tin, Pewter
Perfume: Ambergris
Plant: Opium Poppy
Animal: Fish, Dolphin

Qualities: Emotionally receptive. Self-sacrificial. Impressionable and indiscriminating. Vague, sensitive and psychic.

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